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No. 6I8,335. Pat eflted Ian. 24, I899. A. E. T. DALLMER.

COIN FREED DELIVERY AND EXHIBITION APPARATUS.

(Application filed Dec. 23, 1897.)

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Patented Jan. 24,1899.

A. E. T. DALLMER.

COIN FREE!) DELIVERY AND EXHIBITION APPARATUS.

(Application filed Dec. 23, 1897.)

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N0. 618,335. Patented Jan. 24, I899. A. E. T. DALLMER. COIN FREEDDELIVERY AND EXHIBITION APPARATUS.

(Application filed Dec, 23, 1897.)

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F lCEt ALBERT ERNST THEODOR DALLMER, OF DRESDEN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TOTHE AKTIEN-GESELLSCI-IAFT, FAI-IRRAD AND MASCHINENFABRIK, VORMALS H. W'.SOIILADITZ, OF SAME PLACE.

COIN-FREED DELIVERY AND EXHIBITION APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 618,335, dated January2.4, 1899.

Application filed December 23,1897. Serial No. 663,192. (No model.)

To all whom i may con r is provided with a background, &c., and in 50 Beit known that I, ALBERT ERNST THEO- front is closed by a glass plate.Behind this DOR DALLMER, a subject of the King of Saxglass plate thereis arranged over an elon- F ony, residing at Dresden, Saxony, in theEmgated opening in the intermediate coverA, pire of Germany,'haveinvented certain new Figs. 2 and 3, a rod 1, supported in bearings F anduseful Improvements in or Relating to 2, the curtain B, made in twoparts of any 55 Coin-Freed Delivery and Exhibition Appasuitable fabric,(in Fig. 1 only partly visible,) ratus, of which the following is aspecificabeing movably mounted on the said rod 1 by tion. means of ringsa, Fig. 2. The rings 3 are The automatic machine according to the shownin Fig. 2 in the position when the curpresent invention for sellingpackets of chocotain is closed. lVith the two central rings 3- 6o latesor other goods is combined with an au- 2'. 8., those at the inner endsof the curtaintomatic exhibition apparatus actuated by halves-engage bymeans of springs 5 levers F mechanism actuated by the coin releasing 4:,pivoted at 4", their rear ends being northe selling mechanism. The stageis normally pressed toward each other by the mally closed by a curtainopening and clossprings 5. These ends of the levers are pro- 65 ingautomatically. vided with friction-rollers, which are then The inventionchiefly consists in the conpressed against a cam 6, consisting of twostruction and manner of drawing the curtain, similar parts 6 and 6,connected by pins in the mechanism for eifecting the perform- 6, butarranged in areverse position relaance, in the apparatus for receivingand detively to each other, as shown in Fig. 2. If 7 o livering separatepackets of goods, and in the this cam-disk, secured to a verticalspindle device for releasing the mechanism by means 7, rotates in thedirection indicated by the of a coin. arrow, Fig. 2, the rear arms ofthe levers 4t In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis move outward,whereupon the front arms a view with the curtain drawn aside, theboxdraw aside the two halves of the curtain. shaped foundation or lowerportion of the Then the friction-rollers move for a certain frame beingomitted, as it does not possess time on the concentric parts of thecircumany special features. Fig. 2 is a plan correference of the cam 6,the curtain remaining 0 sponding to Fig. 1, the cover of the casing openall the time. Finally the recessed porbeing removed. Fig. 3 is anelevation of the tions of the. cam 6 again come opposite the mechanismfor drawing the curtain and givrollers, when the springs 5 cause thelevers ing the performance, being a section through to return into theiroriginal position, Fig. 2, the intermediate cover A, Fig. 2, of thecasand close the curtain.

3 5 ing. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the goods-con- The spindle '7 isdriven by the mechanism taining part, with the delivery device, whichhereinafter described. 8 5

l latter is on the same level as the flap-door g The principal figure onthe stage is the in the base of the stage, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a fairy'0,in the form of a jointed doll. The plan, and Fig. 6 a verticalcross-section, of upper body 0 of the figure, Fig. 12, is con- 0 thedelivery device; Fig. '7, a front elevation nected to the fixed lowerbody 0 bya hingeof the delivering device; Fig. 8, a plan of the joint 0.A rod 8, passing through the lower 0 frame 20, over which is arrangedthe deliverbody 0 presses against 0 and causes the uping device; Figs. 9to 11 are respectively per body to bend when the rod is raised. Thefront and side elevations and a plan of the arm a, which, according toFig. 1,holdsaham- 45 operating mechanism, and Fig. 12 is a detail mer,is pivoted to O and connected to a cord View of the movable body of theprincipal 9. When the latter is pulled, the arm hold- 5 figure on thestage. ing the hammer is raised and then falls and The upper part A ofthe casing, Fig. 1, is strikes the bell D, held by a dwarf D. formed inimitation of a theatrical stage and Oupids E E, Fig. 1, soar over thefairy and hold a diadem 6, with which they crown her when descending,and then rise again. They are suspended by strings 10, which, as shownin Figs. 2 and 3, are guided over pulleys 10, carried on the cover A andsecured to a lever 11, pivoted at 11. A crank-pin 12 on the cam (5engages with the slotted rear arm of the lever and moves the latter atfirst to one and then to the other side when the cam 6 rotates, so thatthe cupids are at first lowered and then raised again. Two more cupids FF are seated on a board f,which advances and moves back, together withthe hereinafter-described part for delivering the goods. They areprovided with musical instruments, the music in reality being producedby a playing mechanism connected to the operating mechanism.

The plinth or base G, Fig. 1, representing a rock, is provided with aflap-door g, hinged by means of a hinge-joint g at its upper edge. Thedoor is opened by the packet of goods pushed forward by the advancingdelivering part. The packet is thus pushed out and falls through a chuteh, Fig. 1 in dotted lines, behind the glass plate into a cup H, arrangedoutside, from which it can be removed.

The performance takes place in the following manner: At first thecurtain is drawn aside, and the fairy becomes visible. She bows, iscrowned by the cupids, and by striking the bell causes the packet ofgoods to appear. At the same time music is heard and seems to beproduced by the advancing seated cupids. After the packet has appearedthe curtain is drawn again.

The stage may be illuminated when the curtain is drawn aside bymeans ofan incandescent lamp 2' at A, Fig. 3, which is switchedin or out in anywell-known manner by means of the operating mechanism.

Of course the performance may be considerably varied as regards themeaning, arrangement, and movement of the figures, the other specialfeatures of the apparatus remaining the same.

The arrangement for holding and delivering the goods consists of a frameK, constituted by four vertical rods with the necessary cross-stays. Theframe K is secured in the lower portion of the main frame, so that itstop, with the delivering part, is on the level with the door g. Theframe K is placed close behind the door g. Two angle-irons 13, arrangedat the sides, Figs. 4, 6, and 8, serve to guide the packet pushed outtoward the door. Both the bars k of the frame K, which are the rear onesin Fig. 4 and the right-hand ones in Fig. 6, are constituted byangle-irons. The two others, 76', consist of an gle-irons only from thetop down to the cross-piece 14, Fig. 4. Under the latter there is aframe 15, hinged at the bottom at 15 and capable of opening outward andheld closed by a pawl l6,mounted on the cross-piece 14. The superposedpackets 00 w are suitably guided in their upward movement by the barsk7t orby the frame 15. They are introduced in lots through the free spaceformed by opening the frame 15. For this purpose the piston K, mountedon the rod 17, is depressed and a number of packets introduced, thepiston beingthen raised up to the cross-piece 14, whereby the packetsare pushed up. The piston K is then again depressed and a new lot ofpackets introduced, and so on. Then the frame is full, the frame 15 isclosed and held by the pawl 16. The rod 17 is suitably guided in a tube18. A longhelical spring 19 forces the piston and the packets upward.

Over k 70' there is arranged an open rectangular frame 20, Figs. 6 and8, at such a distance above the top of the bars that only one packet canpass at a time. Over the frame 20 there is a rod 21, affording a guidefor the advancing part L. The latter consists of a slide-block 22,whichengages at the bottom with a slot 23 of the plate 23 and prevents theslide-block 22 from turning relatively to the rod 21, and of a slide 24,pivoted to the block 22 at 24. During the return movement (to theright-hand side, Fig. 6) the slide 24 slides on the top of the upperpacket 00, behind which it drops when the slide-block 22 passes beyondthe packet. During the advance, however, the slide 24 engages like ahook with the top packet w and causes the packet to participate in itsmovement. The slide-block 22 is caused to move by means of the lever-arm25, Figs. 4 and 5, carried on the vertical spindle 26, which is rockedby the operating mechanism. The slide-block 22 carries by means of a pin27 the board or crosspiece f, carrying the cupids F F.

The operating mechanism is connected to a musical box of anywell=knownconstruction. The musical box shown in the example illustrated comprisesa spring-barrel 28, (shown dotted in Fig. 10,) a toothed barrel 29,(shown in Figs. 10 and 11,) and a spur-wheel 30 on the spindle 31 of theroller shown in Figs. 9 to 11. On this spindle 31 is mountedadisk 32,with two diametrically opposite notches, Fig. 9, with one of whichengages a pin 33 of a weighted ratchet-lever 34 after eachhalf-revolution. (The barrel makes only half a revolution each time thatit is actuated and plays, say, one piece each time.) The lever 34 ispivoted at 34. One arm of 34 engages with the coin-lever 35, pivoted at35. The coinlever carries a plate 35 over which is situated the end ofthe coin-chute 0, (partially shown dotted in Fig. 10,) extending fromthe slot 0 on the front of the casing, Fig. 1. \Vhen the coin-lever 35descends under the weight of a coin, (which falls off immediatelyafterward,) the end of lever 34 connected to the coin-lever is depressedand the opposite end elevated, and thus the pin 33 is disen= gaged fromthe disk 32, and at the same time the pin 36 of the lever 36 comes underthe raised arm of the lever 34, which pin nor mally rests against theend face of the lever 34, Fig. 9, and prevents the ratchet-lever 34 fromagain engaging with the disk 32. Only when one of the two pins 37 on theside of the spur-wheel 38 forces back the pawl 36 the ratchet-lever 3ican engage again with the disk 32 after one-half of a revolution hasbeen completed. The spur-wheel 38,1nounted upon the horizontal shaft 39,meshes with and is driven by the spur-wheel on the spindle 31. Twobevel-wheels 40 cause the spindle 7 to turn through one revolution ateach half-revolution of 30, (the spindle '7 serving to draw the curtainand effect the performance.) Further, at each half-revolution of 39 oneof the pins 4:1 on the disk 42, Figs. 10 and 11, presses against thelever 43, pivoted about 43, this latter lever having attached to it thecord 9 for moving the arm 0 ofthe figure C, Fig. 12. A cam 44: on theshaft 30, with two diametrically opposite projections, Fig. 11, raisesthe bar 8 for inclining the upper part C of the body 0 forward, Fig. 12.Finally, a pair of bevel-wheels 2L5 drives the intermediate spindle 4G,and the latter by means of a pair of spur-wheels turns the verticalspindle 48, provided with a crank i9 and a crank-pin 50. This latter pinengages with the slotted arm 51 on the levershaft 26, actuating thedelivering part L, Fig. I, causing it to reciprocate.

The working of the apparatus is as follows: The curtain is closed. Thedelivering part L is in the position shown in Fig. 6, which has beenbrought about by the piston K rising after the uppermost packet has beenpushed out and raising a new packet against the frame 20. This packet atthe same time raised the slide 24 into the position shown in Fig. 6. Byintroducing a coin the ratchetlever 34: is released from the engagementwith the disk 32 through the intermediary of the coin-lever 35. The pin36 of the lever 36 then 4 comes under the lever 34: and the mechanismbegins to act. At first the curtainB is drawn aside by means of levers 4and the cam-disk [3. During the time that the music plays the fairy Obows and the cupids E E descend and crown her with the diadem. Her arm0, carrying the hammer, is raised and strikes the bell. Meanwhile thedelivery part I. (together with the cupids F F) has retreated andadvanced again,and at the moment of the hammer striking the bell apacket falls through the door g into the cup II. Thereupon one of thepins 37 disengages the lever 36, and the ratchet-lever 34 engages withthe next notch of the disk 32, the curtain closing just before thistakes place.

I do not wish to confine my invention to the particular devicesdescribed, as of course many details may be varied without depart ingfrom the spirit of the invention.

I claim 1. In an apparatus such as described, the combination with themotor set in operation by the insertion of a coin, of thearticle-delivery mechanism operated by said motor, the figure having anupper jointed portion and pivoted arm, the drive-shaft, the cam thereon,the rod connected to the upper portion of the figure, and adapted to beraised by the cam, the disk carried by the drive-shaft and having thepins, the pivoted lever adapted to be struck by the pins on the disk, aflexible connection between the pivoted arm of the figure and the saidlever, and the bell whereby an alarm will be given when the apparatus isworking; substantially as described.

2. In an apparatus such as described, the combination with the framecarrying the articles to be delivered, of the plate mounted at the topof said frame,having the slot therein the rod carried by said plate, theblock sliding on said rod, and extending down into the slot, whereby theblock will be guided and prevented from turning on the rod, andcoin-controlled mechanism for operating said block; substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

3. In an apparatus such as described, the combination with the framecarrying the articles to be delivered, of the plate carried by saidframe, having the slot therein, the rod mounted on said plate, the blocksliding on said bar and extending down into the slot, the finger orcatch pivoted on the lower end of the block to turn in but onedirection, whereby when the block is moved back the catch will slideover the top of the packet and drop behind the same when the blockpasses beyond the packet, and coin-controlled mechanism for moving saidblock; substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

a. In an apparatus, such as described, the combination with therectangular frame carrying the articles to be delivered, formed of thevertical angle-irons, the flanges on the lower portion of two of thebars being moved, whereby the articles may be inserted in the frame, andthe pivoted frame for holding the articles in the frame; substantiallyas de scribed.

In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand in the presence of the twosubscribing witnesses.

ALBERT ERNST THEODOR DALLMER.

'Witnesses:

OTTO WoLFF, P. HUGO DUMMER.

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